Whitney Wolfe Herd Quotes
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The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution.
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I realized that there's a big world, and really, the only way you can make a critical impact on something greater than your own little world is through technology.
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Once a week, someone tells me to toughen up, get a sharper edge. I don't do that.
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In Italy, they say rain on your wedding day is symbolic of fresh beginnings, cleansing, a pure marriage, and also a wet knot that can't be untied.
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We are becoming so fickle and self involved. Always looking for the next best thing - especially when it comes to people. We spend hours buried in our phones trying to keep up with the social lives of people we may not even know. Envy and the fear of missing out have taken over. Yet we are all still longing for human connection.
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I was paralyzed for so long by people's opinions. I would be devastated to the point where I didn't know if I could make it through the day.
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I will say that you can't live your life with any regrets.
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Never before has a major professional sports team partnered in this way with a female-driven brand like Bumble. It's an honor to partner with an organization as progressive and compassionate as the Clippers. Like us, they know generating awareness for diversity and gender equality is critical to business success.
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We always need friends. And I think we come out of these highly social environments with university, college, wherever we were, and getting to a new city could be daunting. It can be lonely, and it's almost easier to find a date than it is to find a friend.
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If I want to make the first move, I want to go after something in my life, I should be able to do that without shame, guilt, or blame.
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If you truly want to find a meaningful relationship, you've got to find yourself first and learn to be confident in your own skin. Don't sacrifice anything about who you are to be with someone. That's setting yourself up for failure.
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I think, traditionally, power is perceived as something that belongs to men and is an excuse to behave in a disempowered way.
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I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as too assertive.
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I actually don't think about Tinder.
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We encourage failure among young men; we celebrate it... It's a badge of honour for a man. Yet attach those same words and experiences to a woman, and society writes her off.
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I'd read a lot about the psychology around rejection and insecurity, and I had noticed that when people feel insecure or rejected, they behave aggressively, erratically. Especially when you can hide behind a screen name or a profile picture.
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Bumble really sets the stage for an empowered and modern way to connect, which educated and forward-thinking groups of people have really gravitated to.
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I sleep with the drapes open to rise with the sun. I think that's a healthy thing to do because even if you don't like to wake up early, your body does adjust.
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I think that a big shame of how women are approached in business is they're oftentimes looked to for perspective and not implementation.
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When you can look at failure and say, 'What is the worst case scenario,' it's not as bad as it seems.
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My goal is not to overtake Tinder or compete with Tinder. To be fully honest with you, I think Tinder is a great product. It's still my baby at the end of the day. So I wish it continued success. I still have equity in Tinder.
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Safety is something you should never have to pay for. If you're abusive or, say, not who you say you are on Bumble, you're gone. We have a zero tolerance policy.
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I realized that that Golden Rule does not exist online. You are not held to that same standard as when there is a teacher in the room or someone monitoring behavior.
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Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens.